New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-24
LIVELY TILT WITH GEORGE.
sHEvIrCH MEETS HIM IN OPEN DEBATE.
HURLING ARGUMENTS AGAINST EACH OTHER on
THE LAND QUESTION N THE PRESENCE Of
DIsUNITED LABOR-BRANDI> q GEORGE

In response to the challenge OF ScrgiUs Shevitch,
Editor of The Lcoder, Henry George met him in public
debate last night The of the duel was Harry
Miners Eighth Avenue Theatre. and has it held
such remarkable audience Eight o'clock the time
fixed for beginning the debate but an hour before tha.
the United Labor and Progressive Labors hosts snrgcd
at the doors, and the ticket oices were bcsegcd by
eager parsans of both champions Each side had the
privilege Of selling go reserved seats at % cents apiece
and also OF distributing half the remaining seats.
In order to maintain the strict separation OF the two
focks thus neccssitated, the Shevtch men had red
tickets while Mr. Georges friends bought white tickets
and they occupied different sides Of the house When tue
1000 or more men and women who packed the theatre
from floor ceiling assembled there was thus pre-
sened the curious spectacle Of an audience with
shed or parting the middle and in the narrow pas
sage left between the two divisions, users were
stationed 10 keep order.
When all the arrangements for the meeting were set
tied finally anicaby two little bitches
before this desirable end was reached The west side
wing OF the AntPovery Society who had chief charge
OF the matter for George, at first issued tickets wnch
announced Great Lecture by Henry George, III bs
black type followed in small lettering by the statement
that their champion would be-. assisted 10y MI.
shevtch with whom. this occasion he had kindly
agreed divide the time" They were justly compelled
to Withdraw these by the supporters OF tue challenge
CHEERS FOR THE CONTESTANTS
When the house began to he uncOnfOrtably crowded
and the demand for tickets to exceed the supply some
unscrupuOus spectators managed to turn question:
able penny by retailing at their own prices Mt
shevtch was the first the field As he appeared he
was greeted with opsed cheer from the left facing
the stngo and Mr. Georges entry few minutes later
provoked a similar demonstration from the right Mrs
shevch took seat on the stage few rows from the
front. right in the middle OF group OF her husbands
most prominent hackers. Among these were Alexander
Jonas. Editor OF The yotkS Z,0mg; Cortlandt Palmer,
Madame Dcaceuze Colonel Hinton, Mrs. Hinton, Herr
Won CLAUDE, Gregory VI. Weinsten, L. Flnkestone d. D.
Jacobs, Hugo Vogt, Lucan Daniels and Jules GrnnAs'
Henry Georges flIerds included John McMackin.
Joseph Williams, l.. Conkln. Charles Bryce, v >.
Hawkes. j. .KOhcr, Frank Farrcl, James T. Archibald
Professor Daniel Dcli-e and Judge Mcguire. The lower
boxes speakers right on the Progressive 'lde'
were reserved Tor James Rcdpath and his sfriends
J. E. Fray OF the West side AntPoyerty Society, sat IN
box on George side, aud Mrs George also occupied
box seat there Among others the rel side were
Police Commissioner NoOrs. Charles so.hern william
/ A. Wallace and Miss Jenny Blynn
TACT MNGLED WITH rIRMNESs.
Samuel Gompcrs was called to the chair. and put in
mastery plea for order Indeed al! through the meet
Ing Nr COM ers's conduct Of the proceedings was char
ac,erl,d by admirable amount OF tact mingled win
nrmnc-. The conditions he sud, that Mr..
shcyitch should speak for fortvhY minutes anu Nr'
George for forty-nye minutes: then that Nh sheTch
would have Hit.,u minutes reply and that hlteen
minute. won d bc granted 70 Mr George 10 close
George single land in is relation TO the labor
nxcd upon. but it fully expected that It would be
-, .t So, s.r , Hal, ,o an the Socialist yersps
the George Labor movement Al expectation that WINE
mot fully rctllcl certainly not wholly dioaploeL L
~.cytch asu,yYoU- j. va- only ioi % moment Hc
had q handful of pcuced slips of paper nut he threw
them on Table behind Aiu. aud dispensed with notes
Mr. "'"'-' ~. ,.'' III, !" ~ 49,, ..,.,, 49,, III. io
studied the Ne, win toid ur,Inr9ed
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d lut Vl-h. %" ~ni ?" dlNiIl' 'f'"y ul'' ' ' ".',
whole rcnt Br taxing tne narouaiilluon theory -
o Nr 'c'tr's Di-ini '.h- anu 'Nl'' ''''-
I9n.i.rl ,oaiI not acy,,c he con on Of wage
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vii ~, ou whether tlc lul oc,u-~ To Tom or pce OF
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.'u ., ii,,.rr r,. ,r..i ..,i,n q" lau't thluk
,fy ser can ne .ycn 20 this question: said ne
,>,rrA~uc LAUGH IRON TIE cToEGE MrN.
~u4. u.." cacsci sarcastic aD-h rom The
cc,r-, gallery. ua' Vas ,aa,n 1872 ane.i~'s'y boy alb '"
t,a, side of tl.c house
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"ult ~ i~ nevertheless the truth II j. nor 'u' hr''
r.mlca provoked 800 uneasy m'i'n n the audience i"',
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hlc objections ifou ms "pp''H ana l" '''l'' '' '
,h considerable adfoi,nc,.. IIcgo are few ot Tie
many points made The conSVgNth'cao oI 'h~ .'l
rrutrl/,tiou OF capital wold bee entirely Tcc from \,
a,ion II soGla mean absolute mce trace Wmcl would
1901, MT \urr.lu labor voud have 10 compete WIN
,. r,r.bir.l forces of capital all over the 'Hi
world Great IF"si''sl'' ,'.r''i'7 w, f,,..i -, =
note IKE %t' % vr"uss of Iboi in thc present
t'rI .t, ,enfr,, m I. one TACT OF the private
property in land. .,. ,...... ,,.
hr Iia '%h ,,"'Nr Wr G@orc WIS supported ist year
mum u' pr % tr. unt brc,usr of h.- land theory but
hy me la'"' N'l'iS' "' ,l'r, Nr Genre iu one If
notT iths'rS hat 'i II Robinson Cru>oc Lad read lie
Constitution oi the tiicI states 10 rhS OF ,', "'
island AMI told mn you ig m Hoh,msnn. @iye but
belongs 10 me- FRIDAY Wouih ue ,%uIlS"' i i' & t-,.
now suppose lh.y isi'' 10 I'll b ,,n and u1l,n,rut,
Friday he has sup WIN Il'll h'